Composite rim and method of manufacturing the same



Jan. 30, 1951 A. DEFOSSE 2,539,730

COMPOSITE RIM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Filed NOV. 2, 1948 Patented Jan. 30, 1951 QOMEQSJITEKIM AN 1 METH D QE MAN FM U HE. ME

Armendllefosse;.Ieumont, Erance; assignor to la. S ie e: an nxin li E r s; 34; Ateliers: do:

' Go stm icns El e r s de Je -moot. Eerie.

Erance,,a..corpor tin ciFrance I Application-November 2, 1948, Serial No. 57,872

InlFranceNovember 1 0; 194'? to elongat the rim are relieved from; such: str s ss s muchas ssible,

- Alta -then object. q h i nv nt nz s. ol nro d a construction ot a rim wherein. radial and tanm gential displacements. on the. outer clamping; members with respect to;. the inner members is .inate h re y; e1iumn ngv bending; s resse eon erlam ng t i a still further object is to .provide inter.connesting members, between the: outer clamping members and the inner members constituting. the; rim.

Anadditional-objeot is to provide a construction of a composite rim which is suitable for fly wheels, electric; machines; and the like wherein the cohesion of the component.parts is securedin a positive andsurer manner by supporting. sur faces especially provided for this purpose andnot' by friction as at:.present.-.

With the above and other; objects inv vievwwhich will become apparentvfron i the detailed description below a preferred embodiment of the invention is shownin thedraw-ings-in which:

Fig. l is a partial cross-sectional viewrwith part n: e ev on f a sual omr i im: i1- lustrating the disadvantages to be overcome Fig. 2 is a partial side elevationa1 View with parts in cross-section of a preferred embodiment of the invention, and

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View with parts in elevation taken on section lineab of Fig. 2.

In the various figures similar parts are indicated by like reference characters.

In a composite rim constructed according to the usual system as shown particularly in Fig. 1 the inner segments form the various layers I, I, 2, 2', 3, 3', etc., which are compressed by clamping members such as 6, 6', etc. The bolts I which effect th assembly are subject to multiple stresses which result from the centrifugal forces tending to elongate the rim. Assuming any distribution whatever of the joints between the various segments and taking into account the tangential stresses that tend to separate the juxtaposed segments, it can be seen that bolt 5, for example, has to withstand numerous contrary and relatively slightly spaced forces Land also a greater force F due to the action of the relatively thick clamping member 6. This force F A subjected to.v multiple; s ress s. as a u-lt in r i' se ese ing;

V exertsv a. bending. effiec i on, the overhanging; part; of het e.- it; attacksit; under mostquns. favorable condition s, and these. conditions; are; usually also aggravated, owing' to. the, cross-secs tion of the bolts being decreased. by threading. The solidity of therim. may: be endangered e. ases y h xcessive: stresses that: occurunder t e ond tio s, on; thesaid: overhangin ends of the; assembly bolt-sg.

In order to overcome, the: aboyeldisadvantagess and to eliminate allundesirable bending stresses. in the p g lts a; onstruction. such as; shown i-n Fi-es 2yand Scanned:-

lol es wqiadia entr Q1tBFTSQ H EntSQ5J and; ar show' Wi h of the, nn r: segments. 1 ands cl ced ere ni ihe egments are p ed. i h: s a e r. notches: su h: as: is; and; lei sh' r er ed or, he. atta hm nt; of vaniousz other; memhers su h as; projecting; oles in elecri a1--.ma.c nes.-

In o d r toe -vent; relativ slipping ach: outer segmentis providcdwith; suitably shaped), proje ns havin t e or-m; i; u ments such; as. ,5 etc, which en age thainnerl cir ume eren es of; hesr rn. uilt n-from'the elem n s 2, 3, etc aslisshownmoreclearlyin;Figure This l ..p event the. elements frommoyingzawan fromtheaxiscof. rotation Each inner segment, ha a series. of regularly:

spaced projeotionsorteeth: l0,;between.z WhlQhithfiI:

elements 9,, an -.3? en ge-w The; e ga in lements and-.95 a en ei rably. of: a wicthilessz than the spacing between two neighboring teeth but the projection 9" located at the middle of each outer segment fits without any play into the space between its adjacent teeth thus preventing any tangential movement of the outer segments 6 and 6' relative to the rim.

In addition Figure 3 shOWs that the holes II and I2 provided in the outer segments for the bolts 1 and 8 have a diameter greater than the diameter of such bolts. This permits free eX- pansion of the rim relative to the elements 6, 6, etc. e

Besides this advantage of free expansion, it is seen that the important centrifugal forces F, which are developed in the known structures by the relatively heavy clamping segments 5, 6', are no more transferred to the overhanging end portions of the clamping bolts 1 and 8. They are now entirely transmitted to the rim elements I, 2, 3, etc. by the action of abutments formed by the projections 9, 9 and 9" which are provided upon the said elements 6, 6.

Thereby the bolts 1 and 8, which are crossing without play the inner segments 1, 2, 3, etc. and with a considerable clearance the segments 6, are completely relieved from the dangerous bending forces F, and their central portion are only submitted to the shearing forces 1 shown in Figure 1 and resulting from the centrifugal actions.

Those forces ,1 are obviously increased by the centrifugal action of the clamping members, and the central portions of the said clamping bolts have to carry all of the weight, but because of the small thickness of the elements I, 2, 3, 4, etc., the forces 1 are acting at small distances from one another, so that they are distributed in a manner to be easily resisted.

I claim:

1. In a composite rotating rim formed by a plurality of adjacent inner egments and by outer adjacent clamping segments of greater thickness, clamping bolts crossing without play the said inner segments to withstand all shearing stresses due to centrifugal forces and means for freeing the overhanging end portions of the said bolts from bending stresses due to centrifugal action of the said outer segments, comprising inwardly directed projections upon the said outer segments, said projections having the form of positive abutments bearing radially against the inner circumferences of a part of said inner segments, in order to transfer the totality of centrifugal forces of the said clamping segments to the central portions of said clamping bolts.

2. In a composite rotating rim formed by a plurality of adjacent inner segments and by outer adjacent clamping egments of greater thickness, clamping bolts crossing without play the said inner segments to withstand all shearing stresses due to centrifugal forces and means for freeing the overhanging end portions of the said bolts from bending stresses due to centrifugal action of the said outer segments, comprising inwardly directed projections upon the said outer segments, said projections having the form of positive abutments bearing radially against the inner circumferences of a part of said inner segments, in order to transfer the totality of centrifugal forces of the said clamping segments to the central portions of said clamping bolts, said outer segments having apertures for said bolts of greater diameter than said bolts.

3. In a composite rotating rim formed by a plurality of adjacent inner segments and by outer adjacent clamping egments of greater thickness, clamping bolts crossing without play the said inner segments to withstand all shearing stresses due to centrifugal forces, means for freeing the overhanging end portions of the said bolts from bending stresses due to centrifugal action of the said outer segments, comprising inwardly directed projections upon the said outer segments, said projections having the form of positive abut ments bearing radially against the inner circumferences of a part of said inner segments, in order to transfer the totality of centrifugal forces of the said clamping segments to the central portions of said clamping bolts, said outer segments having apertures for said bolts of greater diameter than said bolts and spaced teeth upon the said inner segments, at least one of said projections being tightly inserted between said teeth to counteract tangential displacements of said outer segments.

4. In a rotating composite rim formed by adjacent inner segments interposed between heavier outer clamping segments, a plurality of clamping bolts crossing without clearance the said inner segments to resist to all centrifugal forces, and means for relieving the ends of said bolts from bending stresses due to the centrifugal forces of said outer clamping segments, comprising radial teeth upon the inner circumferences of said inner segments, inwardly directed projections upon the said clamping segments, in-

serted between the said teeth to form positive stops against a part of the said inner segments and bolting apertures in the said outer segments having a greater diameter than said bolts, whereby the central portions only of said bolts are sub jected to shearing stresses resulting from the totality of centrifugal forces.

ARMAND DEFOSSE;

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 

